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Dynamic Duos Blogathon – Anthony Mann and

By Carol Martinheira on May 20, 2018 From The Old Hollywood Garden

Dynamic Duos Blogathon – Anthony Mann and
On May 20, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized
Anthony Mann and are one of the most overlooked partnerships in Hollywood history. And one of the greatest. In fact, I love them as a team so much, that when ... Read full article

He became one of the most controversial cinematographers during the 1940s and 1950s in Hollywood, causing all of the MGM cinematographers to file a complaint with studio head Dore Schary and MGM exec E.J. Mannix and the AMPAS regarding his contribution to An American in Paris (1951). The charges were refuted by the film's director Vincente Minnelli and star 'Gene Kelly (I)' . Alton further incited the wrath of American cinematographers by charging that the use of light beds above the sets was not only unnatural but forced cinematographers to work more slowly. He was a brilliant iconoclast who was forced to work on low-budget features because of his flamboyant behavior, which was considered outside of the norm for a very flamboyant Hollywood.

In the early 1930s, Alton traveled to Argentina to help develop that country's film industry. He helped train several cinematographers and directors, photographed over 20 films himself, and even directed several.